Category Archives: Writing

“A film director controls a film’s artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking.” – Wikipedia Unlike a movie director, who works with […]

Audrey is the author of YA fantasy books, including a trailer teaser to her latest works: The Never Silent – A 17-year-old con artist from 1840s Manhattan impersonates his best friend to board an old sailing ship in order to find his friend’s killer. Audrey interviewed me for my book, THE JOCK AND THE […]

THE JOCK AND THE FAT CHICK: Where did the story idea come from? I once had a discussion with a friend whereupon discovering he couldn’t cook, I asked, “Come on, not at all? Didn’t you ever watch your mom in the kitchen?” His somber response shocked me. He said, “In my household, dinner consisted of […]

Today my book, The Jock and the Fat Chick, officially launches and I wanted to take the time to thank some special friends who’ve helped me along the way. It was two years ago when the idea for this story came to me and from that point until now, there’s a list of people I’d like to acknowledge for […]

What a fun writing website! Check out these awesome pictures of their contributing crew: YA Buccaneers offers lots of articles, giveaways and other fun stuff like Walk the Plank – Flash Fiction Challenge and their current Fall Writing Bootcamp, containing a very supportive community of writers. Somehow I managed to avoid walking the plank and ending up in Davy […]

I just had a terrific opportunity to guest post at Writers in the Storm. It’s a wonderful site that focuses on writers who weather the storm within (self doubt, rejection, deadlines) and from without (the paradigm shift in the publishing industry). Founding members, Laura Drake, Jenny Hansen, Orly Konig Lopez and Fae Rowen, launched their blog in 2010 […]

Check out these sweet-sweet deals from EpicReads, especially this one $1.99 (nudge, nudge, wink, wink.) About the Book No one ever said high school was easy. In this hilarious and heartwarming debut, one high school senior has to ask himself how much he’s willing to give up in order to fit in. Kevin seems to have it […]

EpicReads just posting their amazing reads for October 2015. Entire post HERE Scroll down and you’ll see I’m included with some very esteemed company. Talk about feeling humbled! About the Book No one ever said high school was easy. In this hilarious and heartwarming debut, one high school senior has to ask himself how much […]

I’m a podcast junkie. On average, I listen to two podcasts a day: when I’m in the kitchen preparing breakfast and after work when I’m puttering around the house. Here’s a list of my favourites in no particular order: http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/ Sarah Wendell (@SmartBitches) | Twitter https://bookriot.com/category/podcast/ Book Riot (@BookRiot) | Twitter http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/books-podcast-archive.html?pagewanted=all New York Times Books (@nytimesbooks) | […]